Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani

Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.

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Eurovision News Finland

Finland: YLE opens UMK 2026 song submission window

YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, has opened the song submission window for UMK 2026. YLE and Finland are gearing up

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Eurovision News Portugal

Portugal’s Enduring Legacy at the Eurovision Song Contest

Bom dia Europe, this is Lisbon calling! Portugal has been part of the Euroivsion Song Contest since 1964 and has

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Eurovision News Sweden

Sweden: Charlotte Perrelli to grace OGAE Spain’s Congress in October

The multi facetted and supremely talented Swedish Eurovision 1999 winner, Charlotte Perrelli, will will be flying to the sunny shores

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Eurovision News Sweden

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2026 rules and regulations published

SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has published the rules and regulations for Melodifestivalen 2026. Melodifestivalen 2026 will consist of 6

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Austria 2026 Eurovision News

Eurovision 2026: ORF unveils key timeline dates for ESC 2026

ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster and ESC 2026 host broadcaster has unveiled some details on the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song

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Eurovision News United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Katrina Leskanich to grace OGAE Spain’s Congress

The supremely talented UK’s Eurovision 1997 winner, Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves), will will be flying to the sunny shores

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Eurovision News Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia: Emilija Kokić will fly to Spain for OGAE Spain’s Congress in October

The multi facetted Yugoslavian Eurovision 1989 winner, Emilija Kokić (RIVA), will will be flying to the sunny shores of Malaga in

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Eurovision News Italy

Italy: Damiano David nomimated with two MTV Video Music Awards 2025

Damiano David, the 2021 Italian Eurovision winner, has been nominated for the forthcoming MTV Video Music Awards 2025 in 2

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EBU Eurovision News

EBU: Michael Krön joins the Reference Group

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Executive Producer, Michael Krön, has joined the ESC Reference Group. Michael Krön, the ESC 2026

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Eurovision News Italy

Italy: Marco Mengoni joins forces with Annalisa for ‘Piazza San Marco’

Two time Sanremo winner and Italian Eurovision representative, Marco Mengoni, has joined forces with the Italian superstar Annalisa (Sanremo 2024)

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Confirmed Countries Cyprus Eurovision News

Cyprus: CyBC confirms participation at Eurovision 2026

CyBC, the Cypriot national broadcaster, has confirmed to ESCToday that Cyprus will compete at the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest

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Eurovision News Switzerland

Switzerland: SRG-SSR opens song submission window for Eurovision 2026

SRG-SSR, the Swiss national broadcaster, has opened the song submision window for Eurovision 2026. After successfully hosting the 2025 Eurovision

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Belgium Eurovision News

Belgium: Has RTBF selected Loic Nottet for Eurovision 2026?

The Eurovision rumour mill is hot on the iron, with news portals reporting that the 2015 Belgian Eurovision representative Loic

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Austria Eurovision News

Austria: ORF confirms national final for Eurovision 2026

ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, has confirmed that it will be holding a televised national final for Eurovision 2026. ORF